Decision details

It was RESOLVED that:

a)               work completed to date to support Bingham Town Council’s ambition for a new long-stay car park for the town be recognised;  

b)               the challenges presented by Network Rail’s current lack of support for the scheme and the delay this presents to delivering a long-stay car park at the preferred site be recognised;

c)               the next steps as outlined in the report (paragraph 4.32), as a short-term solution to improve town centre parking, which could become a long-term solution if successful be supported;

d)               concurrently to c), the Director for Development and Economic Growth be asked to work with Bingham Town Council to progress an outline business case for a long-stay car park at the Butt Field site, subject to the caveats set out in paragraph 4.36 of the report, the outcome to be brought back to Cabinet; and

e)               a Bingham Car Park Strategy Group be set up to comprise membership from Rushcliffe Borough Council, Bingham Town Council and Nottinghamshire County Council as set out in the Terms of Reference in paragraph 4.40 of the report.